Novel Treatment Reduces Opioid Abuse

January 5, 2018

“Opioid users who underwent a novel interim buprenorphine treatment had more illicit opioid-negative urine specimens than those who remained on a waitlist, according to findings presented at the American College of Neuropharmacology Annual Meeting.

“Despite the demonstrated efficacy of agonist maintenance for opioid use disorder, individuals can remain on treatment waitlists for months during which they continue to use illicit opioids and are at significant risk of infectious disease and premature death, Stacey Sigmon, PhD, MA, BA,and research associate professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of Vermont, and colleagues wrote.